See, my son is 13 months now, and I'd like to get him off the bottle.. But, my husband is being a pain. haha His excuse is that our son does do very well with sippy cups, which is true. But, he's never going to learn if we don't try. Plus, sometimes it's just easier to give him a bottle, instead of a sippy cup, just so he'll drink his milk or water.. ugh! lol

See, my son is 13 months now, and I'd like to get him off the bottle.. But, my husband is being a pain. haha His excuse is that our son does do very well with sippy cups, which is true. But, he's never going to learn if we don't try. Plus, sometimes it's just easier to give him a bottle, instead of a sippy cup, just so he'll drink his milk or water.. ugh! lol

My lo was about 10.5 months. We just did it cold turkey. He didn't like sippy cups so we took bottle away for his first morning feed, around 5:30. He was so hungry he didn't even notice, haha! He didn't miss his bottle at all.

My lo was about 10.5 months. We just did it cold turkey. He didn't like sippy cups so we took bottle away for his first morning feed, around 5:30. He was so hungry he didn't even notice, haha! He didn't miss his bottle at all.

My DD is 13 months and we are down to one bottle a day, unless she feels bad then she gets two. She will only drink water out of her sippy cups, we have them all including straw ones. The only one she uses for milk is the nuby stage 3. It comes with two nipples one is similar to the bottle nipple but dispenses like a sippy. That was the only one she gets milk with, if I put milk in the others she throws them down and cries. I'm hoping to be bottle free in the next month or so, I'm not real worried. She gets her night bottle long before bed and she gets her teeth brushed before she goes to sleep.

My DD is 13 months and we are down to one bottle a day, unless she feels bad then she gets two. She will only drink water out of her sippy cups, we have them all including straw ones. The only one she uses for milk is the nuby stage 3. It comes with two nipples one is similar to the bottle nipple but dispenses like a sippy. That was the only one she gets milk with, if I put milk in the others she throws them down and cries. I'm hoping to be bottle free in the next month or so, I'm not real worried. She gets her night bottle long before bed and she gets her teeth brushed before she goes to sleep.

I'm with you Sarah!! JUST got my 19 month old to give it up. Took about 3 nights of crying but we are finally done. His was purely comfort as he only got it at bedtime. I will be trying much earlier with this one although to be honest I'm not really sure there was a huge negative to him keeping it that long.

I'm with you Sarah!! JUST got my 19 month old to give it up. Took about 3 nights of crying but we are finally done. His was purely comfort as he only got it at bedtime. I will be trying much earlier with this one although to be honest I'm not really sure there was a huge negative to him keeping it that long.

15 months and honestly I never thought it would happen. My LO didn't drink well out of sippy cups. We tried a ton of different cups to no avail. Then we tried cold turkey and didn't like that so we finally bought the cheap take and toss cups (which honestly I hated as they leaked a lot, but age was drinking do I dealt with it!) and only gave her bottles in AM and before bed (my LO seemed to be weaning this bottle in her own). Then 2 weeks later got rid if night bottle then a couple days later got rid of morning bottle. Now she will drink out if the nuby soft spout cups.

15 months and honestly I never thought it would happen. My LO didn't drink well out of sippy cups. We tried a ton of different cups to no avail. Then we tried cold turkey and didn't like that so we finally bought the cheap take and toss cups (which honestly I hated as they leaked a lot, but age was drinking do I dealt with it!) and only gave her bottles in AM and before bed (my LO seemed to be weaning this bottle in her own). Then 2 weeks later got rid if night bottle then a couple days later got rid of morning bottle. Now she will drink out if the nuby soft spout cups.

My older son had his last bottle on his 2nd birthday. He was drinking out of straw sippy cups for his milk during the day, but his nap and bedtime bottle of water had turned into a comfort item.

If he's good enough at the straw sippy cups to get adequate liquid out and just prefers the bottle, go ahead and switch him. You may want to try taking the valve out of the sippy cup so it's not so hard to drink out of them.

My older son had his last bottle on his 2nd birthday. He was drinking out of straw sippy cups for his milk during the day, but his nap and bedtime bottle of water had turned into a comfort item.

If he's good enough at the straw sippy cups to get adequate liquid out and just prefers the bottle, go ahead and switch him. You may want to try taking the valve out of the sippy cup so it's not so hard to drink out of them.

My 1st was 12 months, she woke up & didnt want a bottle. My 2nd was 10 1/2 months and he didnt want a bottle all day so i didnt force it, i also put him on milk then too. My 3rd is only 14 wks but ill be doing it at 12 months,

My 1st was 12 months, she woke up & didnt want a bottle. My 2nd was 10 1/2 months and he didnt want a bottle all day so i didnt force it, i also put him on milk then too. My 3rd is only 14 wks but ill be doing it at 12 months,

He does better with the sippy cups with the straws, but he doesn't stick with it long enough to drink everything. The regular sippy cups (without straws) he doesn't know that he has to tip them up to get anything out of them. But, I don't want to take the valve out of them because even with his bottles, he'll play around and hold them upside down and let the milk or water trickle out of it and make a HUGE mess. LOL And, I don't think that it's possible to take the valve out of the straw ones, because it's built into the straw. But, thank you, everyone, for all of the advice. :]

He does better with the sippy cups with the straws, but he doesn't stick with it long enough to drink everything. The regular sippy cups (without straws) he doesn't know that he has to tip them up to get anything out of them. But, I don't want to take the valve out of them because even with his bottles, he'll play around and hold them upside down and let the milk or water trickle out of it and make a HUGE mess. LOL And, I don't think that it's possible to take the valve out of the straw ones, because it's built into the straw. But, thank you, everyone, for all of the advice. :]

I still have not taken dd's bottle away. She is 17m . She only has it for bed and nap but she just transitioned to a toddler bed 1.5m ago bc she could get out of her crib... Dd2 is due in 2.5 weeks and we are moving in about 2 m. So I am afraid of giving her too much change at once :(

I still have not taken dd's bottle away. She is 17m . She only has it for bed and nap but she just transitioned to a toddler bed 1.5m ago bc she could get out of her crib... Dd2 is due in 2.5 weeks and we are moving in about 2 m. So I am afraid of giving her too much change at once :(

I started at 12 months. Replaced one bottle with a Sippy for a few days. No problems after a week or so. BUT he insisted on a bedtime bottle forever. We weren't concerned and let him have that one vice since he never took a paci. Just last month (he will be 3 in November!) we "lost" his bottle. We both looked for it for a bit then I told him it was ok because he's a big boy now and bottles are for babies. No problems. Good luck!

I started at 12 months. Replaced one bottle with a Sippy for a few days. No problems after a week or so. BUT he insisted on a bedtime bottle forever. We weren't concerned and let him have that one vice since he never took a paci. Just last month (he will be 3 in November!) we "lost" his bottle. We both looked for it for a bit then I told him it was ok because he's a big boy now and bottles are for babies. No problems. Good luck!

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